“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart”
― Helen Keller

“I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing

lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is

another day, and… I believe in miracles.”

― Audrey Hepburn

Octobers Film Challenge

minolta Maxxum 7000

50mm 1.8

fujicolor pro 400h

a few of these images were on the bright side and I did a slight curves level in photoshop but over all I was very pleased with how they turned out. I love how film changes the way I shoot , or rather they way it feels to shoot . You would think there would be an anxiety about shooting only 36 images and hoping to get enough to  complete a blog post . The reality however, is completely the opposite . I find it so relaxing and peacful to not have the temptation to be constantly checking the back of the screen and instantly be judging and rethinking what I am doing. I am free to thoughtfully compose each shot and stay in the moment.

after the shoot , is the hard part . It generally takes two weeks to reach the lab , and then a further 7-10 days to receive my favorite e-mail that my scans are ready to download . If I am slow getting them in the post it may be a month of suspence before I see the results . I am sure the day is coming when I totally mess up and am devestated at the mess I see but so far it has been like Christmas morning as I watch my images slowly appear before my eyes.

just stopping by to say hello. it is spring break at our house everyone is home and there is plenty of action around the house and at the building site

Happy Easter

Jamie and Jared drove a lot of miles to come see me  this weekend  and it was so nice to meet them. Jamie’s beautiful , easy smile  and Jared’s obvious love for her made their relationship a joy to capture. I LOVED Jamie’s strawberry blonde hair, what a stunning bride she will be. Can’t wait for their June wedding day.

as many of you know we are in a  ”temporary” ( it’s been 18 months)  rental while we build a new house. it is dark and small  and very uninspiring. the only spot that has a small amount of room for photography is in the unfinished basement and it is a cave but does lend itself to some creativity. the small window is above and behind the subject and at camera left. my iso was at 1800 , yeah for full frame noise control. i am looking forward to my big sun filled home but for now I will experiment with the dark side.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.
James Whistler